Senior AI Legal Engineer — Contract Automation

Ontra; Concord (CA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first policy

Team offsites

Flexible time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Ontra is seeking a Senior Legal Engineer to advance AI-native contract workflows, reporting to the General Manager, Legal Engineering. This multifaceted role blends prompts, legal design, product advisory, and hands-on building work.

You will collaborate with product, service delivery, and clients to deploy AI-powered workflows, develop enablement materials, monitor industry trends, and drive efficiency while preserving human legal judgment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of directly relevant legal experience focusing on transactional law.
• JD, LLM, or LLB with US qualifications preferred but not mandatory.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities; customer-facing experience is advantageous.
• Demonstrated organizational excellence and ownership with proactive systems thinking.
• Hands-on use of AI tools (Claude, GPT, Harvey, Legora) in legal or professional work.

Responsibilities

• Product Development Collaboration: Work with Product and service delivery to refine contract review, drafting, and negotiation workflows.
• Enablement Material Creation: Develop training materials such as webinars, 1:1 training, and self-directed courses on AI-enabled workflows.
• Market Monitoring: Track legal AI, contract automation, and service delivery trends to inform improvements.
• Efficiency Initiatives: Pilot AI-first workflows, compare outputs to playbooks, measure quality and turnaround time.
• Stakeholder Consultation: Provide consulting on AI-native services and contract automation with product teams and clients.

Skills

Legal experience

Communication skills

Problem solving

Hybrid schedule

Education

JD/LLM/LLB

Tools

Claude

GPT

Harvey

Legora

Job description

Ontra is seeking a Senior Legal Engineer to advance AI-native contract workflows, reporting to the General Manager, Legal Engineering. This multifaceted role blends prompts, legal design, product advisory, and hands-on building work.

You will collaborate with product, service delivery, and clients to deploy AI-powered workflows, develop enablement materials, monitor industry trends, and drive efficiency while preserving human legal judgment.